PAWTUCKET – Ben Mondor, the owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox, died Sunday evening at his home in Warwick Neck. Mondor was 85, the team’s website announced Monday.
“He was an incredible and charitable man, who was first and foremost devoted to his wife Madeleine, along with his PawSox family and the entire community at large,” said the Pawtucket Red Sox, noting that the funeral arrangements will be announced Monday.
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Mondor acquired the “Rhode Island” Red Sox in 1977 after retiring from the corporate world, the International League Hall of Fame reported, noting Mondor, a 2008 inductee, turned “what was one of the worst franchises in the Minor League Baseball into one of the most successful in all of baseball.”
Attendance at PawSox games grew from 50,000 in 1977 to a 2005 record of 688,421.
Mondor was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in November 2004, which noted “Ben Mondor rescued Triple-A baseball in Pawtucket…and has turned the PawSox into one of the most beloved franchises in Minor League Baseball. Along the way, he has contributed to the development of countless Red Sox prospects on the road to Fenway Park.”
I remember the first time game I went to after the park had been refurbished, Ben was sitting at one of the picnic tables on the concourse all by himself. I went up to him and said “Thanks so much for doing all of this” and he said “No, thank you for coming and supporting the team.” It really struck me that he genuinely cared about the fans, and wasn’t just interested in building a monument to himself. What a great guy!